Trends in stroke hospitalisation rates and in-hospital mortality in Aragon, 1998-2010

We present data globally and broken down by stroke subtype, sex, and age group.ResultsThe number of cases increased by 13% whereas age- and sex-adjusted hospitalisation rates showed a significant decrease for all types of stroke (mean annual decrease of 1.6%). Men and women in younger age groups showed opposite trends in hospitalisation rates for ischaemic stroke. Case fatality rate at 28 days (17.9%) was higher in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage (35.8%) than in those with subarachnoid haemorrhage (26.2%) or ischaemic stroke (13%). CVD case fatality showed a mean annual decline of 2.8%, at the expense of the fatality rate of ischaemic stroke, and it was more pronounced in men than in women.DiscussionUnderstanding stroke epidemiology and trends at the regional level will help establish an efficient monitoring system and design appropriate strategies for health planning.ResumenIntroducciónA pesar de la relevancia sanitaria de la enfermedad cerebrovascular (ECV), su morbilidad en España y sus tendencias temporales no se conocen con precisión.ObjetivoEl objetivo de nuestro estudio fue caracterizar la epidemiología del ictus en Aragón y su evolución en el periodo 1998-2010.MétodosEstudio descriptivo retrospectivo a partir de una base de datos extraída del Conjunto Mínimo Básico de Datos, incluyendo todas las altas por ECV de los hospitales de Aragón en el periodo 1998-2010. Se presentan los datos de manera global y separada por tipo de ictus, sexo y franja etari...
Source: Neurologia - Category: Neurology Source Type: research